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• tissue — [tish′o͞o; ] chiefly Brit [, tis′yo͞o] n. [ME tissu, rich cloth < OFr < pp. of tistre, to weave < L texere, to weave: see TEXT] 1. cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze 2. an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web… …   English World dictionary

• tissue — ► NOUN 1) any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2) tissue paper. 3) a piece of absorbent paper used as a disposable handkerchief. 4) delicate gauzy fabric.… …   English terms dictionary

• tissue — /ˈtɪʃu / (say tishooh) noun 1. Biology a. the substance of which an organism or part is composed. b. an aggregate of cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material in an animal or plant: muscular tissue. 2. a woven fabric …  

• tissue — [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tissue — [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English… …   Word origins

• tissue — n. 1 any of the coherent collections of specialized cells of which animals or plants are made (muscular tissue; nervous tissue). 2 = tissue paper. 3 a disposable piece of thin soft absorbent paper for wiping, drying, etc. 4 fine woven esp. gauzy… …   Useful english dictionary

• tissue — noun Etymology: Middle English tysshewe, tyssew, a rich fabric, from Anglo French tissue, from past participle of tistre to weave, from Latin texere more at technical Date: 1563 1. a. a fine lightweight often sheer fabric b. mesh, network, web …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tissue — tis|sue W3 [ˈtıʃu:, sju: US ʃu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tissu fine cloth , from tistre to weave , from Latin texere; TEXT] 1.) a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on ▪ a box of tissues …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tissue — [ tɪʃu:, tɪsju:] noun 1》 any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2》 tissue paper.     ↘a piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a disposable handkerchief …   English new terms dictionary

• tissuey — tissue ► NOUN 1) any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2) tissue paper. 3) a piece of absorbent paper used as a disposable handkerchief. 4) delicate gauzy… …   English terms dictionary

• tis|sue — «TIHSH oo», noun, verb, sued, su|ing. –n. 1. Biology. the masses of cells forming the parts of animals or plants. Tissue is formed of similar cells which perform a particular function. »The teacher showed pictures of muscle tissues, brain tissues …   Useful english dictionary